Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.
CHINUA ACHEBEThe sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
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Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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It is the story that owns and directs us. It is the thing that makes us different from cattle; it is the mark on the face that sets one people apart from their neighbors.
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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.
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You do not know me,’ said Tortoise. ‘I am a changed man. I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others makes trouble for himself.
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Africa is to Europe as the picture is to Dorian Gray-a carrier onto whom the master unloads his physical & moral deformities.
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Women and music should not be dated.
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The lizard that jumped from a high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no-one else did.
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When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
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Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it’s far removed from your situation.
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A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.
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The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.
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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own. If you don’t like what somebody says, say what it is you don’t like.
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There is no story that is not true.
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When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands.
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